"It had begun."
"The final decisive battle!"
"Between the Revival Society and the Perfection Society, only one could remain in the end. This must have been the intention of the Revival Society's ancient god."
Within the river system controlled by the Eastern Extreme Alliance.
Layer upon layer of psionic detection towers and one powerful will after another all turned toward Knosus.
That enormous ancient godly figure, vast as a river system, hung like a colossal illusion over everyone's heads.
Within the Dome of Heaven, the elders watched the tremendous shockwaves and gradually fell silent.
The alliance's Grand Elder's psionic energy radiated sorrow and heaviness.
"After this battle, whether the Perfection Society or the Revival Society wins, our fate has already been decided," he said softly.
"Humanity is destined to move toward unification. Hadn't we foretold that long ago?" another elder said in a deep voice. "The only difference is who will lead it all."
"If the Perfection Society takes the lead, everything will be destroyed.
But if the Revival Society takes the lead, everything will fall into the hands of the ancient gods. Where, then, will humanity's fate lead?" A trace of grief seeped into the Grand Elder's voice.
He gazed at that enormous human-shaped figure, vast as a river system. Such an existence was no longer something human strength could resist.
"Now, our final hope lies with the Life Garden," the Grand Elder said quietly.
"You mean!?" One elder seemed to have realized something.
"By ourselves, we no longer have the power to stop any of this. So withdraw. Take He Bing with you as well." The Grand Elder's face gradually merged into the wooden wall of the hall, becoming ancient wood grain. He had already left.
The hall fell silent. Several elders' gazes flickered.
The terrifying power of